On Campus: UB EMOJI

A look back on our recent past with a smile, a wink or a whatevs

True Blue tattoo

Anton Ivanov (pictured above), a native of St. Petersburg,
Russia, was so overjoyed at his acceptance into UB’s doctoral
program in management science and systems that he went out two
weeks after arriving in Buffalo (soberly, we should add) and got
some serious ink. In his words: “This achievement has been
one of the most important in my whole life. I knew I would get a UB
tattoo to fix it in my memory.” Now that’s school
pride!

Down with diabetes

D-Link, a support group for teens and young
adults with Type 1 diabetes, was founded by UB medical students
eight years ago and is still going strong. The group fills an
important need in Western New York, where 100 new cases of Type 1
diabetes are diagnosed each year.

Oh, Canada!

Tweeted a disgruntled student during the Canada goose mating
season: “Bet your school doesn’t have a goose
problem.” Wrong! Many campuses deal with this protected
species every spring, and we’re no exception. Still,
we’d all rather avoid the sidewalk calling cards, not to
mention getting goosed by territorial males protecting their
nests.

Real-world learning

Also overheard on Twitter: “I learn more about people and
situations going out on the weekends than I do in any classroom at
UB.” Note to tweeter: If you’re majoring in people and
situations, perhaps you should transfer to Barstool U.